u.s. 50 to south lake tahoe also has chain alcohol starting east of placer placerville. and crews say holiday travelers should expect chain controls to stay in effect through christmas. >>> there's definitely going to be chain control for the next two days at least going into christmas. >> well, here's the good news about the five feet of fresh snow. the ski resorts, they are happy, reporting excellent condition force the always-busy christmas week. stay with abc7 news for continuing storm watch coverage. meteorologist lisa argen will have the full forecast in just a few minutes. we are going to be tracking the storm all day in our newscasts. we will be doing hourly updates all day long after abc7 news at nine. you can check live doppler 7hd anytime on abc7news.com. >>> the c is now just 8 days away from falling off the looming fiscal cliff. this morning there are some who think the matter will be resolved, some who think otherwise. abc's david curly has more. >> the first family arrived in the dark but woke up to paradise for the holidays. however, the president may not